Month: November 2016

Habs Report: Ducks Down Habs 2-1

Habs vs Ducks

Ducks Hold Lead to Beat Habs The Anaheim Ducks grabbed a 2-0 lead and held on for a 2-1 win over the Canadiens. This was Montreal’s second game of a 5 game road trip, having won in Detroit on Saturday night. The Habs jumped all over the Ducks in the first period, out shooting them […]

Ninja Update: 2012-13 Black Diamond

Black Diamond Box

Prior to it’s high-end reboot Upper Deck’s Black Diamond brand focused mainly on short printed cards and limited autographs. The memorabilia that was included was small and mostly single colour jersey cards. It did not include gem pieces or manufactured patches, instead this was a mid-end product that targeted the average collector. Of special interest […]

Ninja Update: 2012-13 UD Artifacts

UD Artifacts Box

UD Artifacts is the traditional first product of the collecting season for the company. This means that rookie cards, for the most part, come in the form of redemptions. For this reason the 2012-13 edition was probably the Upper Deck product least affected by the NHL Lockout. As a mid-end product Artifacts offers up a […]